Living: Ready, Set ...Sweat!

BULLETIN: Noted Physical Fitness Enthusiast Farrah Fawcett-Majors will
appear in the tenth, 20th and 30th paragraphs of this article, jogging
nude around the Central Park Reservoir, pausing every 50 yards to give
a demonstration of rope-skipping. Aerobics points will be awarded to
readers.

Strange currents flow for years in the deeps of the American society,
then for reasons unclear suddenly roil to the surface, disturbing the
waters and making reasoned discourse impossible. Talking to plants was
a minor instance a couple of years ago. People who had always talked to
their plants abruptly...